From June 7 to 11, Prof. Baowen Li, Editor-in-Chief of Thermo-X, attended the 11th IIR Conference on Solid-State Cooling, Heating and Energy Harvesting (THERMAG XI), together with Editorial Board Members Prof. Andrej Kitanovski and Prof. Miguel Muñoz Rojo.

THERMAG XI brought together researchers and experts from around the world working in solid-state cooling, thermal science, energy harvesting, and related fields. During the conference, Prof. Li, Prof. Kitanovski, and Prof. Muñoz Rojo engaged with researchers and scholars from the international thermal science community and shared recent developments and future plans of Thermo-X, including the journal’s scope, editorial activities, and long-term vision.

Notably, Prof. Kitanovski served as Conference Chair, playing an important role in fostering scientific exchange throughout the event.

The Editorial Office of Thermo-X would like to express its sincere gratitude to Prof. Li, Prof. Kitanovski, and Prof. Muñoz Rojo for their continued support and valuable contributions to the development of the journal.

We also thank the organizers and participants of THERMAG XI for their interest in Thermo-X and for the many inspiring discussions that contributed to the success of the conference.

About THERMAG XI

The 11th IIR Conference on Solid-State Cooling, Heating and Energy Harvesting (THERMAG XI) was held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from June 8 to 11, 2026. Organized under the auspices of the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR), THERMAG is a well-established international conference series dedicated to caloric materials and solid-state thermal technologies.

The conference brought together researchers and industry experts from around the world to discuss recent advances in solid-state cooling, heating, energy harvesting, thermal management, and related fields.

For more information about the conference, please visit the conference website: https://www.thermagxi2026.si/